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Lot 6 (A & B) –Agricultural Land
by Bidwells2
The agricultural land lies below the A85 public road and runs down to the River Earn. Extending in total to approximately 575.79 Acres (236.761 Ha) of fertile alluvial soil. Most of the land is considered Grade 3.2 with a smaller area of Grade 5.3 to the western extremity. Approximately 51 Acres is currently utilised as grazing for horses.
Grade 3.2 land is regarded as mixed agricultural and is capable of being used to grow a moderate range of crops including cereals, forage crops and more demanding crops such as potatoes.
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There is a useful area of hardstanding to the west of Field 11 as shown on the Farm Plan, which benefits from direct access to the A85.
The fields are interspersed with amenity woodland and shelterbelts, which together with the riparian woodland make up approximately 108.44 Acres (43.88 Ha).
The land ranges in altitude between 49 and 60 metres above sea level and is currently subdivided into 27 enclosures, the majority of which are of a size well suited to modern mechanised farming practices, with access via the public road or a series of good quality internal tracks.


